Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-13
rudl>sn for the Los ArerLxs HERALn.l
NY ALLOWANCE.
4 rrus aeory Ter 6entIemcn.

nan ouO &tvcu AAs "he "a
be might have been spared the fats
which We are told befell him. But te
~ story. / want to tell you how
came to have an allowance. Before
was married caro- cd my own spending
money. not only had enough tor my
wants, but knew. too, the blessedness oi
giving. When married, my income
osssed. Not SO my work or my wants.
Ia fast my work. it seemed, had just be-
rup. and my wants were more than ever.
Now Jack. in the goodness Of his heart,
Nd said ail he had Yves mine;my money
= much as his; fact which tried In
~ 10 feel. It ia OILY because have
an ava had my own. thought Ill get
over this FOOLS hness by and by. But
somebow | hated TO tell him l needed
hsirp,ns. darning cotton, etc. Still l
knew it was right and must. SO after
= few weeks trying to ask, and waiting
Tor : convenient opportunity, l decided
I'd give him some hints. The following,
for instance:
jack-You have magnificent hair. old
woman, one doesn't often zee q head
liko it.
Old Woman-Yes, have plenty of
hail: more hair than hairpins. SEARCH
3nr industriously). Must get me some.
Bat Jack did not seem to realize that
because he had married q wife he must
buy hairpins. So the hint. that cost me
snncb, was lost again.
Jack-Osd woman, wish you'd take
leok at my socks; good many are
laid up for repairs.
o. W.-So / observed; but hap
pened to be jus. out Of darning cotton
must get some.
Jack k(energetically)-Yes. do.
Strange. Thought, 1t does not occur to
M that have no money. tSueh things
think rarely occur to husbands.)
The evil day could be no longer put
oG. 90 with queer kind of feeling
.roand my heart aud something choking
h my throat, said at breakfast, Jack,
wish you'd leave me little change l
nsed few trifies.
Jack-Certainly! How much?
U. W.-Oh. dollar will do.
Jaek-Why, have you no change in
the house!
O. W.-Yes; but that is for Incl
dsutals.
Jack-Always use what you need, and
here (handing me So SOY for fear you have
not enough take this.
How good Of him. l think, after he
has gone and sit balancing my spoon on
NY cup, I'm glad its over anyway. What
. little coward was to let such a trifle
annoy me. Next time won't mind Q
bit I'm sure other women do not.
Tin wiser now, other women do. If you
do not believe me, ask your wife if she
ever felt SO, and watch her face I'm
glad be was go generous; 50 so is just
shout what need; but then If spend
Il all he may think me extravagant.
30 the time went by. and the happy
by-and by when should not MUD bit
did not come. Once l remember trying
TO ask fer an allowance, but failed, as
usual. WANTED some things, but Jack,
] knew, needed every cent he ha'. OF
coarse, I had only to mention the fact
and the money would be forthcoming.
Finally / did, always with the same
choky feeling, and nervousness about
my mouth. Too well l knew wha. it
meant. Try as l would, l could not
help 1.-THE tears would come. l felt
him watching me, so gave up; and,
throwing my apron over my head, after
the manner of some women, cried.
I'm sorry for the man who has a cry.
ing w.fe--also sorry for the wife. l do
Who cries or one who scolds. God pity
the man whose wife does both! In
moment his arms were around me, and
he was asking me what was the ma
ter.
: ''Oh, Jack" cried, II cant bear to
ask you for money"
ssWhy. my darling; don't I always
give it TO you!"
"Yes, but it's the asking"
swell, said he, in grieved tone,
ssjust now we cannot afford to have sep
Ara.e purses, even if it were necessary.
OF course, when you need o. anything, oil
you have to do is to say go: but you
know q payment on the ranch is due
nnd must be met. Last month there
were insurance and taxes, and this
month the doctor must be paid" etc,
etc.
Yes, l thought knew and felt these
things as much as he. I knew, also,
what he did not-that my table linen
was all thrs adbare, bed linen ditto; that
baby needed stockings; Dolly, faunels; !;
and that Hugh could not go 10 Sunday
School until he had new cap; and that
l needed collars an gloves, and lots and
lots aud lots Of things that I'll never
AJAX for. But these were things could
not say, SO cried on b;tter-sweet kind
OF cry, thinking it would do me good.
Often alt,r that made up my mind
to tell Jack how felt, but at the very
thought the tears would come. I'll
never mention it until can do SO with.
out cryi'g. shall maintain my dignity
for once, and just let him know how in.
jured l feel.
At last the crisis came. I had cried
over the subject every opportunity for
two days and half. Then l felt l
could b. trusted, was sure would not
cry. When Jack came home in the
evening, smiling and bright, he remark ed,
ssYou look mighty sweet. What makes
yonr cheeks so rosy?" (nose, too, /
fhought) However, managed to hold
my own. After tea he had to go ont a
little while on business. My mind was
made up, SO I waited patiently, until his
return. I'll ju ttell him he must giveme q
certain sum of money every week for my
own. Then I'll take advantage of his
surprised look and continue thusly: "It
IL but right that should have it. Only
the other day, when was telling yon
that Mrs. Smith gave her husband
. handsome chair for a Christmas
present, you remarked, Yes, buying
him present, with his own money.
How else is woman to huy presents
unless she has an allowance? True. you
always give me more than ask for, but
/ will not ask. I do not believe the
woman lives who does not feel such
humilating. was indie.
pendent when you married me. and /
will be still. / have been trying all
these years to get used to asking for